Automation Engineer – Medical Devices (Onsite)

CREGG Group; Galway; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

CREGG Group is partnering with a leading medical device company to recruit an Automation Engineer for Galway. The role covers hands-on automation, controls, debugging, commissioning of equipment, and support across production ramp-up.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in PLC-controlled automated equipment, working in regulated environments, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. On-site role based in County Galway with clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Automation, Controls or Electrical Engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled automated equipment.
• Experience supporting high-volume or highly automated production lines.
• Ability to diagnose problems across controls, electrical, mechanical and software systems.
• Experience working in a regulated environment, ideally medical device, pharmaceutical or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on automation and controls support for automated manufacturing lines.
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, motion, vision and machine-control issues to minimise downtime and restore production quickly.
• Investigate equipment faults and downtime, using structured root-cause analysis to identify and eliminate recurring issues.
• Implement corrective actions and control-system improvements to enhance equipment reliability, performance and uptime.
• Support the installation, commissioning, debugging and start-up of new and modified automation equipment.
• Provide controls support during production ramp-up, hypercare and equipment optimisation.
• Diagnose issues across PLC software, electrical systems, sensors, actuators, networks and machine interfaces.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of automation components, including PLCs, HMIs, robots, vision systems and motion control.
• Contribute to automation standardisation, equipment improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support validation, verification and change control in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Maintain accurate controls documentation, software backups, schematics and technical procedures.
• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Quality teams to deliver reliable and robust automation solutions.

Skills

Automation engineering

PLC troubleshooting

HMI/SCADA

Vision systems

Electrical & software systems

Education

Automation/Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC

Ignition HMI

Beckhoff

Epson robots

Cognex/Keyence vision

Job description

CREGG Group is partnering with a leading medical device company to recruit an Automation Engineer for Galway. The role covers hands-on automation, controls, debugging, commissioning of equipment, and support across production ramp-up.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in PLC-controlled automated equipment, working in regulated environments, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. On-site role based in County Galway with clear career progression.